Wen-Chung Chou
Eternal Pine
for Pipa, Di and Luo-gu
Wen-Chung Chou
Eternal Pine
for Pipa, Di and Luo-gu
- Instrumentation 3 Instruments
- Composer Wen-Chung Chou
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Edition Peters
- Order no. EP68733
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Description:
Commissioned by the Contemporary Music Ensemble Korea (CMEK) for gayageum player Yi Jiyoung, Eternal Pine (2008) is dedicated to Dr. Lee Hye-ku, who taught Chou about Korean music, in honor of the scholar's 100th birthday. The pine of the title is a symbol of longevity and the eternity of nature. The work comprises in five parts, totaling twenty minutes: "Prelude - Exploring the modes", "Meditation on Eternity", "Lofty Peaks", "Profound Gorges", and finally a brief "Codetta". Composed using Western notation, the score includes a full English glossary of the symbols used to indicate various playing techniques. Originally composed for 18-string gayageum accompanied by a quartet of Korean instruments, Eternal Pine appears here in a 2017 version for a trio of Chinese instruments: di, pipa, and luo-gu.